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The 15 best Luddite horror films
From Godzilla to Pulse to the Terminator, these are the best films that register an aggressive critique of technology.
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The two words the AI industry hates more than anything
I talk with computational linguist Emily M. Bender, co-author of the influential 2021 “stochastic parrots” paper, about why AI industry leaders can’t…
Oct 2
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California just passed the strongest AI labor laws in the US
Finally, some good news
Oct 1
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September 2026
What’s really behind AI ‘super intelligence’
This week on the podcast, we pull back the curtain on the AI extinction narrative, and interview the humans working long hours behind the scenes to make…
Sep 25
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The AI extinction narrative is winning out
It’s even sidelining Trump and his nationalist “super intelligence,” while leaving Anthropic and OpenAI poised for maximal profit. Plus: How workers can…
Sep 24
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How to kick Flock out of your town
How to fight the surveillance state one block at a time, with “Ed” from DeFlock.
Sep 20
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The ‘End Times Fascists’ of AI, ft. Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
A conversation with Klein and Taylor about the AI extinction industrial complex and the tide of end times fascism in the tech industry.
Sep 13
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The politics and possibilities of ‘AI could kill us all’
AI will not exterminate the human race. But what big tech really *is* doing is bad enough, and the notion may help fuel the movement against it.
Sep 12
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The real AI jobs apocalypse
A chat with sociologist and ‘AI Con’ author Dr. Alex Hanna. Plus, the human labor that behind Waymos, NYC bans AI in schools, and why a ‘tech forward…
Sep 4
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Why office workers are turning against AI
Whether or not you like AI at work ultimately boils down to a question of power.
Sep 3
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August 2026
The revolt against Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’ is part of a growing storm
AI. Data centers. Flock cameras. Now Meta’s “pervert” glasses. Breaking down the latest stage of a mass resistance to big tech with Chris Gilliard…
Aug 28
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With the backlash to data centers, Flock and AI glasses, a mass opposition to big tech is underway. Silicon Valley is in denial.
The backlash against data centers is difficult to understand if your salary depends on your not understanding it.
Aug 27
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